Leading US tuna brand StarKist has appointed Chae-Ung Um, the former Corporate Senior Vice-President with LG Electronics, as its new Co-President and CEO. The Dongwon-owned company confirmed...
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When Will Retailers Adopt GDST Standard?
Pacifical is the first seafood company in the world to have passed the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST’s) Capability Test, meaning its data demonstrates that the tuna in its...
Police Seized Drugs Worth Millions In Tuna Shipment To Vigo
The Spanish Civil Guard has once again seized narcotics from container shipments from Ecuador into Vigo port, including one which contained tuna loins. Over the years, there has been an...
Readers: Branded Alternative Tuna Will Increase
UK Princes introduced four plant-based alternative tuna items that mimic all of its canned tuna products on Dutch ambient shelves. The company explained to Atuna that it is following the...
Thailand Gains Back Top Exporter Spot Of Scandinavia In H1
Scandinavian countries imported more canned tuna in the first half of 2022 than the last year. Thailand regained business and returned to the top spot as the main exporter to this region....
Albo To Start Operations In New Plant
Spanish canner Hijos de Carlos Albo is finishing up the last work at its newly-built tuna processing plant in the Dry Port of Salvaterra in Vigo. Next week, the first set of the annual 100...
Vietnam Progresses On Digitizing Tuna Tracing
Vietnam is taking further steps to regulate its tuna and other seafood fleets and combat IUU fishing. One of the actions is digitizing the work for tracing tuna and other fishery products. It...
Portuguese Supermarkets Introduce Theft Alarm For Tuna Cans
Increasing poverty in Portugal has propelled supermarkets to put canned tuna in clear plastic cases with alarms. The Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies (PADC) pointed out that...
How Much Of 2.3 Million M/T MSC Tuna Really Reaches Consumers Carrying The Logo?
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently announced that tuna sales with the blue logo increased by 25 percent. This is good news for the global tuna industry which has expressed interest...
US Marine Mammal Protection Act Celebrates 50 Years
Fifty years ago, on October 21, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was established by the US Congress, addressing the American public's concern for these threatened species and calling...
First Taiwanese Longliner Compliant With ILO Working Conditions
Taiwanese company Yi-ting Tsjeng is the first to add a longliner that complies with International Labor Organization (ILO) standards to its fleet. Today, the ‘Chien Yuan Ming No. 88’ made its...
Grupomar Connects With Mexicans Via Innovative Digital Platform
Mexican company Grupomar finds it essential to connect with its customers using social media and other digital platforms. Antonio Guerra Autrey, CEO of Grupomar, speaking at the Bangkok...
Maldivian Tuna Exports Historical Low In July
The latest statistics by the Maldivian government show July exports of tuna products were historically low. In that month, only 929 M/T of fresh, chilled, and frozen tuna was delivered to...
Study: Tuna Combines Low Carbon Output With High Nutrition Density
Increasingly, consumers are not only looking towards sustainability but also the climate impact of their meal choices. A new research study has once again confirmed tuna and other seafood are...
“Spillover Effect” A Boon For Hawaii Tuna Vessels
A new study strongly suggests the number of fish caught just outside the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) in Hawaii is higher due to the no-fishing zone. The increase in tuna...
WCPFC Elects New Executive Director – Candidates Are
The WCPFC will appoint a new Executive Director at its annual meeting starting November 28 in Vietnam. The tenure of the current Director, Feleti Penitala Teo, expires in March 2023....
Yellowfin Scratches Itch With Shark
It is not even Valentine's season and yellowfin are out and about rubbing up against the sharks. A large yellowfin was seen swimming towards a silky shark and rubbing its head against the...
Fishing Companies Pay For FAD Debris Clean-Up
Seychelles fishing companies are financing a clean-up of FAD waste that has washed up on reefs, lagoons, and the coastlines of the Seychelles islands. In this joint venture, the Ministry of...
PNA CEO Says MSC Objections Financed By “Commercial Competitors”
A recent ruling by an MSC Independent Adjudicator (IA) placed MSC certification for the PNA tuna fishery's FAD-caught tuna and bigeye catch far out of its reach. The decision dropped like a...
Tri Marine Seiner Fishery Faces Opposition For Bigeye MSC Score
The Solomon Islands Skipjack and Yellowfin Tuna Purse Seine and Pole And Line MSC fishery, owned by Tri Marine, is facing opposition from the Coalition for Transparent Tuna Fisheries (CTTF)...